§ 6903 District Street Opening Authority

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law lets a city or town make new streets that go out to the water.

•A local government can decide to create streets that end at the water.
•The law covers both opening the road and drawing it on a map.
•It only applies to streets that go to the waterfront, not any other kind of road.

A town builds a new road that leads from the main street straight to the dock where boats are tied up.

Because of this law, the town is allowed to plan, open, and map out that road so people can drive to the waterfront.

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§ 6903 District Street Opening Authority

A district may provide for the opening and laying out of streets leading to the waterfront. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 27.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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